20 November 2017 - Robert Togneri Trophy

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name	Grade	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Place
1	Bill Cook	1601	1 W 14	1½ B 10	1½ W 3	2½ B 18	3½ W 12	=4
2	Graham Anderson	1595	1 B 13	2 W 23	3 B 11	4 W 6	5 B 3	1
3	John Blake	1574	½*	1½B 18	2½ B 1	3½ W 7	3½ W 2	=4
4	Tony Pitson	1496	1 B 15	1 W 11	2 B 19	2½ W 19	2½ B 6	=10
5	Dave Hewitt	1558	1 W 16	2 B 8	2 W 6	3 B 14	4 W 11	=2
6	Richard Warcup	e1450	1 B 17	2 W 9	3 B 5	3 B 2	4 W 4	=2
7	Martyn Roe	1442	½ W 18	1½ B 12	2½ W 10	2½ B 3	2½ W 9	=10
8	David Scobie	e1400	1 B 19	1 W 5	2 B 23	2 W 11	-	=15
9	Gordon Allcock	1368	1 W 20	1 B 6	2 W 22	2½ B 4	3½ B 7	=4
10	Brad Duthie	1316	1 B 21	1½ W 1	1½ B 7	1½ W 12	2½ Bye	=10
11	Tom Wallace	1313	1 W 22	2 B 4	2 W 2	3 B 8	3 B 5	=7
12	Jonathan Blake	1289	½ *	½ W 7	1½ W 21	2½ B 10	2½ B 1	=10
13	Robert Togneri	1200	0 W 2	0 B 14	0 W 18	1 Bye	1 B 22	=20
14	Mick Bloor	1192	0 B 1	1 W 13	2 B 17	2 W 5	3 B 15	=7
15	Craig Thomson	723	0 W 4	0 B 22	1 W 16	2 B 20	2 W 14	=15
16	Idris Benwell	394	0 B 5	0 W 19	0 B 15	0 W 17	-	23
17	Alex Brimlow	377	0 W 6	1 B 20	1 W 14	2 B 16	-	=15
18	Martin Pringle	u/g	½ B 7	½ W 3	1½ B 13	1½ W 1	-	=18
19	Ross Warcup	u/g	0 W 8	1 B 16	1 W 4	1½ B 21	2½ W 20	=10
20	Garth Armitage	u/g	0 B 9	0 W 17	1 Bye	1 W 15	1 B 19	=20
21	Douglas Pringle	u/g	0 W 10	1 Bye	1 B 12	1½ W 19	-	=18
22	Chris Mintern	u/g	0 B 11	1 W 15	1 B 9	2 W 23	3 W 13	=7
23	Gordon Bowie	u/g	1 Bye	1 B 2	1 W 8	1 B 22	-	=20

 

Robert Togneri presents Graham Anderson with his eponymous trophy.

14 November 2017 - Junior Challenge Match

Thanks to Derek McAteer and all of the juniors at Cumbernauld Chess Club for hosting a challenge match last night. We all enjoyed it, and hope for a rematch soon.

13 November 2017 - Central League Division 2

Stirling B v Dunfermline B
Dave Hewitt Tony Pitson Craig Manson Brad Duthie Tom Wallace	1584 1469 1455 1428 1386	½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0	1581 1541 1465 1452 1370	Calum Smith Andy Forbes Stewart Brisbane Douglas Rew Peter Horne
		4 - 1

6 November 2017 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Bruce 9½ - 6½ Cumbernauld
Round 1
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Ralph Sirrat
Graham Anderson	½ - ½	George Thomson
Dave Hewitt	1 - 0	George Ford
Brad Duthie	½ - ½	Derek McAteer
Round 2
Bill Cook	1 - 0	George Thomson
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
Dave Hewitt	0 - 1	Derek McAteer
Brad Duthie	1 - 0	George Ford
Round 3
Bill Cook	1 - 0	Derek McAteer
Graham Anderson	1 - 0	George Ford
Dave Hewitt	1 - 0	George Thomson
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
Round 4
Bill Cook	1 - 0	George Ford
Graham Anderson	1 - 0	Derek McAteer
Dave Hewitt	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
Brad Duthie	½ - ½	George Thomson

1 November 2017 - Central League Division 2

Grangemouth B v Stirling B
Ian Mason Hugh Hanlon Crawford Welsh David Fowler Scott Dickson	1601 1351 1335 1095 1014	½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1	1584   1469 1455 1428	Dave Hewitt Richard Warcup Tony Pitson Craig Manson Brad Duthie
		½ - 4½

Thanks to Dave for the following game, where he had White against Ian Mason - who chose a deliberate anti-Trompowsky opening.

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling B"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2017.11.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Hewitt, D"] [Black "Mason, I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. Nxd4 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. h4 Nxg5 7. hxg5 e5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. Qe3 d6 11. g6 fxg6 12. Qf3 d5 13. e3 Qd6 14. Nd2 e4 15. Qd1 Bg5 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Qa4 { Draw agreed } 1/2-1/2

 

 

 

 

Thanks also to Brad for the game below, where he had Black against Scott Dickson.

[Event "Stirling vs. Grangemouth"] [Site "Grangemouth"] [Date "2017.11.01"] [Round "?"] [White "S. Dickson"] [Black "Brad Duthie"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1014"] [BlackElo "1428"] [ECO ""] [CurrentPosition "6k1/7p/2r3pP/p1NpppP1/1p1P1B2/nP3P2/P1K5/8 w - - 1 41"] 1. d4 Nf6 { A45: Indian Game } 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. c3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Qe2 Ne4 9. h4 Nd7 10. h5 Ndf6 11. Ne5 c5 12. h6 g6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. f3 cxd4 15. exd4 Rxc3+ 16. Kb1 { (+1.29 ? +0.10) Mistake. The best move was 16. bxc3. } ( 16.bxc3 16...Nxc3 17.Qe3 17...Qc8 18.Nb1 18...Nh5 19.Kb2 19...Nxd1+ 20.Rxd1 20...Nxf4 ) 16... Nxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Rc8 18. Rc1 a6 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Qc3 { (+0.56 ? -0.04) Inaccuracy. A better move was 21. g4. } ( 21.g4 21...Ne8 22.g5 22...Bd6 23.Qe3 23...Qe7 24.Rc2 24...b5 25.Qc1 25...Bc7 ) 21... Nh5 22. Bh2 { (0.00 ? -1.15) Inaccuracy. A better move was 22. Bd2. } ( 22.Bd2 22...Bd6 ) 22... Bg5 23. g4 Bxc1 24. Kxc1 { (-0.93 ? -1.81) Inaccuracy. A better move was 24. Qxc1. } ( 24.Qxc1 24...Nf6 25.Bg3 25...Ne8 26.g5 26...Qc8 27.Qf4 27...f6 28.gxf6 28...Nxf6 ) 24... Qg5+ 25. Qd2 Rc8+ 26. Kd1 Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Nf6 28. g5 Ne8 29. Bf4 { (-0.94 ? -2.10) Inaccuracy. A better move was 29. Nd7. } ( 29.Nd7 29...f6 30.gxf6 30...Kf7 31.Nxb6 31...Rd8 32.b4 32...Nxf6 33.Bc7 33...Rf8 ) 29... f5 { (-2.00 ? -0.62) Mistake. The best move was 29... Rd8. } ( 29...Rd8 30.Ke2 30...Nd6 31.Ng4 31...Ne8 32.Ne5 32...Kf8 33.Bd2 33...Nd6 34.Bb4 ) 30. Kd1 { (-0.54 ? -2.28) Mistake. The best move was 30. Nd7. } ( 30.Nd7 30...Kf7 31.Nxb6 31...Rd8 32.b4 32...Nd6 33.Be5 33...Nc4+ 34.Bxc4 34...dxc4 ) 30... b5 { (-2.37 ? -1.37) Inaccuracy. A better move was 30... Rd8. } ( 30...Rd8 31.Kd2 31...Nd6 32.a4 32...Kf8 33.Bg3 33...a5 34.Bb5 34...Ke7 35.Bc6 ) 31. Kd2 b4 32. Kd1 a5 33. Kd2 Ra8 34. Kc2 Ba6 35. Kb3 Nd6 36. Bxa6 Rxa6 37. Nd3 Nc4 38. Nc5 Rc6 39. Kc2 { (-2.72 ? -4.70) Inaccuracy. A better move was 39. Nd3. } ( 39.Nd3 39...Nb6 40.Nc5 40...Nc4 41.Nd3 41...Nb6 42.Nc5 42...Rc8 43.Be5 43...Nc4 ) 39... e5 40. b3 { (-5.30 ? -9.72) Inaccuracy. A better move was 40. Bd2. } ( 40.Bd2 40...exd4 41.Nb3 41...Ne5+ 42.Kd1 42...Nxf3 43.Nxa5 43...Ra6 44.Bxb4 44...Nxg5 ) 40... Na3+ 0-1

30 October 2017 - Central League Division 2

Dunfermline B v Stirling C
Andy Forbes Fred Ossowski Douglas Rew Peter Horne Mark McLintock	1541 1553 1452 1370 1171	½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0	1386 1284 1273 1107 756	Tom Wallace Gordon Allcock Robert Togneri Mick Bloor Tom McKay
		4 - 1

29 October 2017 - Scottish National Chess League

This season, Forth Valley A are playing in Division 2, and Forth Valley B are in Division 4.

Division 2 - Forth Valley A v Kilmarnock
Kenny McGeoch   Dougie Will   Neil Irving   Jim Shemilt   Steve Smith	2054   1894   1879   1767   1704	½ - ½   0 - 1   ½ - ½   ½ - ½   1 - 0	2103   1988   1903   1729   1449	Jamie Malkin   Kenny Malkin   Douglas Hamilton   Jim Kleboe   John McNicoll
		2½ - 2½

Division 2 - Forth Valley A v Perth
Kenny McGeoch   Dougie Will   Neil Irving   Jim Shemilt   Steve Smith	2054   1894   1879   1767   1704	½ - ½   1 - 0   1 - 0   1 - 0   1 - 0	1907   1644   1512   1451   1200	Martin Gourlay   Michael Roth   Ian Washington   Gwenole Le Feuvre   Aaron Gourlay
		4½ - ½

Division 3 - Forth Valley B v Dundee City C
Bill Cook   Ian Mason   Dave Hewitt   Bill Gray   David Fowler	1663   1601   1584   1499   1095	0 - 1   1 - 0   0 - 1   ½ - ½   0 - 1	1670e   1600   1539   1453   1377	Joshua Crofts   Robert Jackson   Keith Rose   Agnijo Banerjee   Ray Flood
		1½ - 3½

Division 3 - Forth Valley B v Corstorphine
Bill Cook   Ian Mason   Dave Hewitt   Bill Gray   David Fowler	1663   1601   1584   1499   1095	0 - 1   ½ - ½   1 - 0   1 - 0   0 - 1	1585   1291   1265   1199   1016	Ricky Dowling   Graham Wilson   Angus Ruthven   Dave Watson   Ernesto Salvatore
		2½ - 2½

It's not often I get sent games like this...

[Event "SNCL FVB v Corstorphine"] [Site "Dunfermline"] [Date "2017.10.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Gray, B"] [Black "Watson, D"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 dxc3 6. Qd5 d6 7. Qxf7+ Kd7 8. Be6# 1-0